Gas-producer for generating rich gases.



.R. LAHAUSSOIS. GAS PRODUCER FOR GENERATING RICH GASES.

- APPLICATION FILED FEELS 1912. v v

Patented July 29, 1913.

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RENE LAHAUSSOIS, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

GAS-PRODUCER FOR GENERATING.RICH GASES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 29, 1913.

Application filed February 8, 1912. Serial No. 676,430.

This invention has for its object to provide a producer for the generation of rich.

gases produced by treating liquid fuels, which are notvery volatile, for working gas engines.

The principle underlying the design of this generator for rich gases consists in passing through an electric a re a mixture of not very volatile combustible liquid and water, both in the pulverized state, so that the decomposition of these substances into their constituent elements and their reconstitution in accordance with their chemical athnities produce after this-first passage and a second passage through alayer of incandescent coal, an exceedingly rich gas, rich mainly in carbon monoxid.

This producer operating on the above stated principle is illustrated diagrammatically in the accompanying drawing.

It is obvious that modifications may he made in this apparatus regards the construction of the details of the constituentparts and also as regards their individual and general arrangement and construction, without departing from the nature of the invention.

As shown. in the drawing, the complete arrangement of this producer of rich gases is as follows: Two pumps 1 and 2 of any kind, driven either by the motor which is fed by the producer or by other means. draw.

respectively water into'a tank 3, and the liquid fuel, for instance a mixture of naptha and tar, into a tank 4. This water and this mixture are delivered separately under suitable pressure, for instance 4:5 kgs, into flasks 5 and 6, each of which is titted with a pressure gage 7 a valve 8 and a water gage 9. The water and the mixture of naphtha and tar are led through pipes 10 and forced through injectors 11 provided with needles or other devices for regulating delivery, into an electric furnace 12 having preferably four carbons 13. The two liquid jets coming from the injectors 11 are directed on to a faceted button 14, which is designed to de fleet the said jets and todirect them, while mixing them together, on to the electric arc.

Owing to the high temperature in the in tcrior of the electric furnace. 12, which may be constructed in any desired manner and of the mostsuitable refractory materials, the pulverized mixture of water and the not very volatile liquid fuel is vaporized and decomposed into its primary elements, which then recombine at once in accordance with certain chemical affinities resulting chiefly in the production of oxygen, carbonic anhydrid and carbon. On leaving the furnace 12, these gases at a high temperature pass through a chamber 15 that IS filled with incandescent coal, from which they pass out.

almost completely converted into carbon monoxid, which is cooled in a cooler 16 and passes into a condenser 17 whence the gas I continues its' way through a pipe 18 into a gas holder 19, where it accumulatesunder a certain pressure and whence it can'be de-'.

livered by means of a pressure reducing device 20 into a second holder 21, whence it is drawn by the engine. The condenser 17 in which the.excess tar and water accumulate, serves also as a means for indicating the progress of the operation for the purpose of regulating the water'or the liquid fuel in suitable quantities, this regulation being ef-' fected by means of two-way cocks 22 arranged between the pumps Land 2 and the flasks 5 and 6.

An escape pipe 23serves for the discharge of any excess production of gas and is connected to the condenser by means of a twoway cock 24c. v

It is obvious that the manner of driving or operating the various controlling devices for regulating the admission, the delivery, the exhaust, etc.. may be elfected in any suitable ways and either by. hand or automatically.

hat I claim is:

An apparatus of the character described ber, said water and vapor being adapted to flow as a mixture past said are and to be thereby decomposed, a second chamber Y adapted to be provided with incandescent v In testimony whereof I affix my signature coal, a' conduit. between said first-mentioned flinpresence of two witnesses.

and said second-mentioned chambers the 1 products of decomposition of said Watei' and L'ENE LAHAUSSOIS' s said f uel being adapted to ,pass from said. VVlillGbSGSi are through said conduit and through said H. G. COKE,

coal. i V LUOIEN CRESPIN. 

